6.8

CVE-2009-3490: gnu wget Cryptographic Issues

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
AliasesRHSA-2009:1549DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3490DSA-1904-1
Published 30-09-2009Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2009-3490 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in gnu wget. EPSS estimates a 3.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-09-2009
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNU Wget before 1.12 does not properly handle a '\0' character in a domain name in the Common Name field of an X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle remote attackers to spoof arbitrary SSL servers via a crafted certificate issued by a legitimate Certification Authority, a related issue to CVE-2009-2408.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Redhat2 products
  • wget< 0:1.10.2-0.30E.1 | < 0:1.10.2-1.el4_8.1 | < 0:1.11.4-2.el5_4.1
  • wget-debuginfo< 0:1.10.2-0.30E.1 | < 0:1.10.2-1.el4_8.1 | < 0:1.11.4-2.el5_4.1
Debian1 product
  • wget< 1.12-1 | < 1.10.2-2+etch1 | < 1.11.4-2+lenny1
Gnu1 product
  • wget≤ 1.11.4 | 1.5.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7.1 | 1.8 | 1.8.1 | 1.9 | 1.9.1 | 1.10 | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.11 | 1.11.1 | 1.11.2 | 1.11.3

3 vendors · 4 products

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